Public Management

Burkina Faso raises CFA33 billion on WAEMU securities market

Burkina Faso raises CFA33 billion on WAEMU securities market
Friday, 28 February 2020 13:26

Burkina Faso raised an amount of CFA33 billion (about $55.5 million) on the WAEMU public securities market through the issue of 6-month Treasury Bills (BATs).
At the end of this operation carried out on February 26, Burkina Faso collected CFA85.743 billion (about $144.3 million) for an initial requested amount of CFA30 billion (about $50.5 million), a remarkable coverage rate of 285.81%. This new issue brings to CFA55 billion (about $92.5 million) the total amount of funds mobilized by the country in only two operations on the market since the beginning of the year.

Burkina Faso experienced steady economic growth between 2015 and 2018. Indeed, after a deceleration in 2015 (3.9% after 4.3% in 2014), the real GDP growth rate showed a sustained level, rising from 5.9% in 2016 to 6.3% in 2017 and 6.8% in 2018, thanks to the return to normal constitutional life, favorable rainfall and enhanced investors’ interest.

According to estimates by the Burkinabe authorities, the country's GDP is expected to reach CFA8,547.2 billion (about $14.4 billion) in 2019 compared to CFA7,849.1 billion (about $13.2 billion) in 2018, representing a 6.0% growth rate in real GDP. Inflation rate is estimated at 1.9% in 2018 and is expected to be negative in 2019.
In 2020, Burkina Faso intends to raise a total of CFA540 billion (about $910 million) on the public securities market.

Additional Info

  • communiques: Non
  • couleur: N/A
On the same topic
• IFC teams up with AfDB and Nigeria’s EbonyLife to assess a new fund for African cinema• Sector could grow to $20 bln annually and create 20 mln...
• BRICS plans a guarantee fund to reduce political and financial risks in developing countries.• The fund will be managed by the New Development Bank...
BEAC granted Afreximbank the first-ever foreign access to the CEMAC public securities market. Cameroon raised $359.3 million via a...
(EBID) - The Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) held its 92nd Ordinary Session on June 30, 2025. The Board...
Most Read
01

• Global coffee consumption projected to hit a record 169.4 million 60-kg bags in 2025/2026, up from...

Coffee: Global Consumption Expected to Reach Record Level in 2025/2026
02

In a West African financial landscape marked by tighter regulation of the fintech sector, digital fi...

In Five Years, Francophone Africa Will be A Major Force in African Tech –Régis Bamba
03

• BOAD releases CFA10 billion ($17.8 million) to support Boungou and Wahgnion gold mines.• Burkina F...

BOAD Grants CFA10 Billion to Revive Boungou and Wahgnion Gold Mines in Burkina Faso
04

Transport and food prices have been climbing steadily across Africa in recent years. In Côte d’Ivoir...

Côte d’Ivoire’s Fuel Price Cuts Haven’t Slashed Transport Costs–Yet
05

• Burkina Faso-based financial group, Vista Group Holding, has acquired a majority stake in Société ...

Burkina Faso: Vista Group Acquires Controlling Stake in Société Générale
Enter your email to receive our newsletter

Ecofin Agency provides daily coverage of nine key African economic sectors: public management, finance, telecoms, agribusiness, mining, energy, transport, communication, and education.
It also designs and manages specialized media, both online and print, for African institutions and publishers.

SALES & ADVERTISING

Benjamin FLAUX
bf@agenceecofin.com 
Téls: +41 22 301 96 11 
Mob: +41 78 699 13 72
Média kit : Download

EDITORIAL
redaction@agenceecofin.com

More information
Team
Publisher

ECOFIN AGENCY

Mediamania Sarl
Rue du Léman, 6
1201 Geneva
Switzerland

 

Ecofin Agency is a sector-focused economic news agency, founded in December 2010. Its web platform was launched in June 2011. ©Mediamania.

 
 

Please publish modules in offcanvas position.